Neolindus apiculus

Neolindus apiculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Neolindus
Species:	N. apiculus
Binomial name
	Neolindus apiculus; Herman, 1991

Last updated October 31, 2025

Neolindus apiculus is a species of beetle of the family Staphylinidae. This species is known from the Panama and Colombia.^[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12.5 mm and are reddish brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin apiculus (meaning apex or apical) and refers to the pointed apex of the aedeagus.^[2]

References

↑ Twenty-one new species of the Neotropical rove beetle genus Neolindus Scheerpeltz (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae)
↑ Revision of the subtribe Cylindroxystina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae). Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 203

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[1] Twenty-one new species of the Neotropical rove beetle genus Neolindus Scheerpeltz (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae)

[2] Revision of the subtribe Cylindroxystina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae). Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 203

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Neolindus apiculus

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Description

Etymology

References